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Turkish Airlines flies to 52 domestic and 266 international destinations in 130 countries, [1] excluding those only served by Turkish Airlines Cargo. Following is a list of destinations Turkish Airlines and Turkish Airlines Cargo fly to as part of scheduled services, as of July 2024. The list includes the city, country, and the airport 's name ...
The most notorious was the 1974 crash of Turkish Airlines Flight 981, when an aircraft design flaw led to a faulty cargo door breaking off in flight near Ermenonville, France, resulting in the deaths of 346 people. At the time of the accident, THY981 was the worst plane crash of all time.
Turkish Airlines Flight 6491 was a scheduled international cargo flight operated by ACT Airlines on behalf of Turkish Cargo, from Hong Kong to Istanbul via Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. On 16 January 2017, the Boeing 747-400F flying the route crashed in a residential area while attempting to land in thick fog at Manas International Airport , Bishkek.
Istanbul Airport. / 41.26222°N 28.72778°E / 41.26222; 28.72778. Istanbul Airport ( Turkish: İstanbul Havalimanı) ( IATA: IST, ICAO: LTFM) [5] is the larger of two international airports serving Istanbul, Turkey. It is located in the Arnavutköy district on the European side of the city. It is the largest airport in Turkey and the ...
Turkish Airlines fleet. An Airbus A330, of which Turkish Airlines is the largest operator, at now defunct Istanbul Atatürk Airport, with multiple other Turkish Airlines aircraft in the background. As of July 2024, Turkish Airlines operates a fleet of 356 Airbus and Boeing aircraft. The airline started its operations in 1933 with only five planes.
The airline was established by Mehmet Nazif Günal in 1997 and started operations on 30 November 1997. Transatlantic services began in 1998 with a flight from Frankfurt to Toronto, followed by scheduled services to the USA on 8 November 1998. In mid-2002 passenger operations were added.
Turkish Airlines Flight 981 ( TK981/THY981) was a scheduled flight from Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport to London Heathrow Airport, with an intermediate stop at Orly Airport in Paris. On 3 March 1974, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operating the flight crashed into the Ermenonville Forest, 37.76 kilometres (23.46 mi) outside Paris, killing all 335 ...
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